 The challenges that we're facing as scientists are diverse, they're very rarely restricted to one population or one geographical region. For that reason we need diverse teams to tackle them. Bringing young people together when they can form collaborations in a social sense and in a collaborative sense around science topics shows how teams can work together. If we can get these young people to understand the power of working in a team then we're going to be much better placed to address the global challenges that science faces.